Join the ANHE Practice Forum and Catherine Toms, MD, MPH to learn about environmental impacts on maternal and infant health and the Green Cars for Kids program.

July 13th at 6pm ET

Speaker: Catherine Toms, MD, MPH

Learners will:

1. Relate the US’s current state of infant and maternal mortality.
2. Identify two examples of racial inequities that lead to disparities in perinatal health.
3. Describe two public health challenges that the Green Cars for Kids program addresses.
4. Summarize the Green Cars for Kids program.

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Those who complete the webinar evaluation and receive at least an 80% on post-test will be eligible to receive 1 credit of Nursing Continuing Education (CE).

Dr. Catherine Toms is a public health physician. She is senior advisor for climate and health for the international nonprofit, Health Care Without Harm, where she helps Florida’s health systems be more sustainable and resilient. Before joining Health Care Without Harm, Dr. Toms designed programs aimed at reducing maternal and infant mortality. As a steering committee member with Florida Clinicians for Climate Action, she educates other health professionals and the public about the health impacts of climate change and advocates for equitable solutions promoting clean energy and healthy communities. Dr. Toms is especially interested in the health impacts of extreme heat on vulnerable populations, including expectant mothers. Dr. Toms leads a new program, Green Cars for Kids, which provides free transportation to non-emergency healthcare for low-income expectant mothers and kids using an all-electric fleet.

Dr. Toms earned a bachelor’s degree from Duke University, a medical degree from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany, and trained at Buskerud Central Hospital in Drammen, Norway. She holds a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Green Cars for Kids Website and Instagram:

• https://greencars4kids.org/
• https://www.instagram.com/greencars4kids/